January 11, 2004

Day 233




Romans 11:33-12:2 Oh, the depth of the riches both of the wisdom and knowledge of God! How unsearchable are His judgments and unfathomable His ways! For WHO HAS KNOWN THE MIND OF THE LORD, OR WHO BECAME HIS COUNSELOR? Or WHO HAS FIRST GIVEN TO HIM THAT IT MIGHT BE PAID BACK TO HIM AGAIN? For from Him and through Him and to Him are all things. To Him be the glory forever. Amen. Therefore I urge you, brethren, by the mercies of God, to present your bodies a living and holy sacrifice, acceptable to God, which is your spiritual service of worship. And do not be conformed to this world, but be transformed by the renewing of your mind, so that you may prove what the will of God is, that which is good and acceptable and perfect.

We believe that David is becoming more interactive as the dose of Kepra (an anti-seizure drug) is decreasing. We have several reports from friends which relate his interaction. This gives us increased hope for future improvement. Please continue to pray for David's cognitive improvement, relief from his tonality, for his spiritual growth in grace, and for the recovery of his voice and movement. They are trying the use of an anti-depressant (lexapro) for a few weeks to see if it helps. Pray for our wisdom as we monitor this trial. We continue to work on the renovation of our house to bring David home. Slow progress. If there is anyone in the Greenville area who is skilled (or semi-skilled) in laying brick and forming concrete, I could certainly use your help. We have a small amount of brickwork (about 16 ft of 13 inch high wall). Thanks for everyone's help in many ways - please keep praying!!

2 Corinthians 5:17-21 Therefore if anyone is in Christ, he is a new creature; the old things passed away; behold, new things have come. Now all these things are from God, who reconciled us to Himself through Christ and gave us the ministry of reconciliation, namely, that God was in Christ reconciling the world to Himself, not counting their trespasses against them, and He has committed to us the word of reconciliation. Therefore, we are ambassadors for Christ, as though God were making an appeal through us; we beg you on behalf of Christ, be reconciled to God. He made Him who knew no sin to be sin on our behalf, so that we might become the righteousness of God in Him.



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